Toads and Diamonds
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When she returned home, her mother was very anxious to know what happened. But as soon as her daughter opened her mouth and began talking, two vipers and two toads fell from her mouth.
"That’s not possible!" cried the mother. “Your sister is guilty for this and she is going to pay for it.” She went out of the house to punish her, but the poor girl managed to run away into the woods.